Citi has relaunched the Citi Premier Card under a new name - the Citi Strata Premier Card.
Citi Strata Premier Welcome Bonus
While the Citi Premier bonus has reached 75,000 points in the past, it's been at 60,000 points recently.
Bonus Categories
3x on EV charging is a new bonus category. The 10x on car rentals and hotels via the Citi Travel Portal has been a temporary bonus category of the Citi Premier, but it will now be a permanent bonus category.
Sign-up Bonus Eligibility
If you've received a sign-up bonus for the Citi Premier in the last 48 months, you won't be eligible for the Citi Strata Premier sign-up bonus when it launches on May 16. Similarly, if you open the Citi Strata Premier and get the bonus, you'll have to wait 48 months to get the bonus again.
Annual Fee
Head for Points: "On Wednesday, Virgin Atlantic published the scientific findings from the innovative ‘Flight100’ SAF test flight it operated in November last year."
"One key feature of Flight100 is that it required no modifications to the aircraft, engines or any other aspect of flight. It was treated as a normal, commercial operation and held to all the same safety standards. The only difference was that the fuel used came from waste sources rather than virgin fossil fuels."
Notable Highlights From The Report
The test flight was completed on a Boeing 787-9 with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The data was compared to that of a flight on this aircraft with traditional fuel. This is how the sustainable fuel flight performed:
Doctor of Credit flagged that there are two spend bonuses for Chase Freedom Unlimited cardholders. These offers appear to be targeted but might be worth a quick check. The two possible offers are:
Travel In Points: "Venti, a fintech company that gives APY on your cash holding in the form of travel credit, appears to be launching a debit card. I have written about Venti here but in short, I think their take is super interesting but I haven’t been a fan of how they have executed (most notably, I still feel that their platform resembles early beta access platforms).
"Anyway, becoming a “founder” seems to come with a “free domestic flight” offer. If you read the terms you will realize that it is essentially capped at $200. Less than a month ago the offer was capped to $250. Their debit card is supposed to offer up to 5x rewards but that could mean anything."
One Mile At A Time: "The opening of this property has been delayed considerably. The current projection is that the hotel will open in late 2024, though I imagine that has the potential to slip further. While the hotel isn’t yet bookable, we do know it will be a Category 7 World of Hyatt property, meaning that a free night redemption will cost 25,000 to 35,000 points per night."
In late 2023, American Express added the ability to search your Amex Offers on their website. This makes it much easier to see if you have a specific offer or to check the terms of an offer. However, this search function was not added to the Amex app.
Fortunately, that's now changed. On Reddit, NotABostonSportsFan flagged that the American Express app now has a search bar on the Amex Offers page which allows you to run a search.
It's not big news, but it's nice to see banks make it just a bit easier to navigate their card benefits.
Forbes: "Hamidaddin was touting the rollout of the region’s upcoming “unified GCC visa,” a travel permit similar to Europe’s Schengen visa that will allow more than 30 consecutive days of inter-country travel throughout the six Gulf Cooperation Council member nations: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. While no date has been announced, officials say the visa is expected to launch by the end of 2024."
The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card generally has a sign-up bonus that sits around 60,000 miles. However, Citi has given this sign-up bonus a big boost.
Sign-up Bonus
Bonus Categories
Benefits
Annual Fee
If you're interested in applying, learn more here.
Danny the Deal Guru: "Now another card seems to have made that change, the Capital One Venture X Business credit card. It’s not clear when the Venture X Business card dropped Priority Pass restaurants since there was no official announcement. But the card switched from World Elite Mastercard to Visa late last month, so that is likely the reason."
Points Wire Note:
At this point, those who have the Mastercard version of the Venture X Business Card will continue to have access to Priority Pass restaurants.
Frequent Miler: "This opportunity is certainly one to be described as “niche”. The short story is that Finnair has a few hotel brand partners that offer the opportunity to get outsized value for Avios by purchasing a voucher (think like a free night certificate) for a fixed amount of cash and fixed number of Avios that can then be used on a night when a participating hotel is offering redemption."
Points Wire Note:
At a value of 2 cents per point, this can be a surprisingly good use of Avios if you need a hotel stay and don't feel like paying cash. Of course, you might find that you can get more value out of your Avios by booking business and first class flights.
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